Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of December 20, 2008

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

The week's most popular albums, as compiled by Luminate, based on multi-metric consumption blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming (audio + video) equivalent albums.

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I Am...Sasha Fierce

Beyonce

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia/Sony Music

Beyoncé, Rihanna & Taylor Swift Make Forbes‘ ’World's 100 Most Powerful Women' List

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of December 20, 2008

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- I Am...Sasha Fierce
  Beyonce
- 3
- 1
- 4
- - 3
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

2
- 808s & Heartbreak
  Kanye West
- 1
- 1
- 3
- - 1
  - 1
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

3 NEW
NEW
- Freedom
  Akon
- -
- 3
- 1
- - -
  - 3
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG

Highest ranking debut

Gains In Performance

4 NEW
NEW
- Emeritus
  Scarface
- -
- 4
- 1
- - -
  - 4
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rap-A-Lot/Rap-A-Lot 4 Life/Asylum

Gains In Performance

5
- Theater Of The Mind
  Ludacris
- 2
- 2
- 3
- - 2
  - 2
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

6
- Paper Trail
  T.I.
- 4
- 1
- 11
- - 4
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

7
- Thr33 Ringz
  T-Pain
- 5
- 1
- 4
- - 5
  - 1
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/JLG

RIAA Certification: Gold

8
- Evolver
  John Legend
- 7
- 1
- 6
- - 7
  - 1
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

G.O.O.D./Columbia/Sony Music

RIAA Certification: Platinum

9
- Soul
  Seal
- 16
- 4
- 4
- - 16
  - 4
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

143/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

10
- Year Of The Gentleman
  Ne-Yo
- 9
- 1
- 12
- - 9
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11 NEW
NEW
- Cadillac Records
  Soundtrack
- -
- 11
- 1
- - -
  - 11
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia/Sony Music

Gains In Performance

12
- Fearless
  Jazmine Sullivan
- 10
- 1
- 11
- - 10
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- Tha Carter III
  Lil Wayne
- 8
- 1
- 27
- - 8
  - 1
  - 27

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cash Money/Republic

RIAA Certification: Platinum x8

14
- Jennifer Hudson
  Jennifer Hudson
- 11
- 2
- 11
- - 11
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/RMG

RIAA Certification: Gold

15
- The Recession
  Young Jeezy
- 12
- 1
- 15
- - 12
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CTE/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- The Ball Street Journal
  E-40
- 6
- 6
- 2
- - 6
  - 6
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sick Wid It/BME/Reprise/Warner Bros.

17
- Good Girl Gone Bad
  Rihanna
- 13
- 3
- 79
- - 13
  - 3
  - 79

Imprint/Promotion Label:

SRP/Def Jam

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

18
- Something Else
  Robin Thicke
- 14
- 3
- 10
- - 14
  - 3
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Star Trak/Interscope/IGA

19
- Gutta
  DJ Khaled Presents Ace Hood
- 15
- 5
- 3
- - 15
  - 5
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We The Best/Def Jam/IDJMG

20
- A Philly Soul Christmas (EP)
  Musiq Soulchild
- 43
- 20
- 6
- - 43
  - 20
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Rhino Custom Products/Rhino

Greatest gainer this week

Gains In Performance

21
- The Sound
  Mary Mary
- 19
- 2
- 7
- - 19
  - 2
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Block/Columbia/Sony Music

22
- Love's Crazy
  Slim
- 17
- 4
- 3
- - 17
  - 4
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

M3/Asylum

23
- Classic Jaheim Vol. 1
  Jaheim
- 18
- 18
- 2
- - 18
  - 18
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Divine Mill/Warner Bros.

24
- The Renaissance
  Q-Tip
- 23
- 3
- 5
- - 23
  - 3
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Universal Motown/UMRG

Gains In Performance

25
- Here I Stand
  Usher
- 21
- 1
- 29
- - 21
  - 1
  - 29

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LaFace/JLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- LAX
  The Game
- 20
- 1
- 15
- - 20
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/IGA

27
- Love & Life
  Eric Benet
- 25
- 2
- 13
- - 25
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Friday/Reprise/Warner Bros.

28
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
  Brian McKnight
- 28
- 28
- 6
- - 28
  - 28
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Razor & Tie

Gains In Performance

29
- Thirsty
  Marvin Sapp
- 30
- 4
- 55
- - 30
  - 4
  - 55

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Verity/JLG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- The Promise
  Deborah Cox
- 27
- 14
- 4
- - 27
  - 14
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Deco/Image

31
- Exclusive
  Chris Brown
- 26
- 2
- 57
- - 26
  - 2
  - 57

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/JLG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

32
- The Last Chair Violinist
  SPM
- 22
- 14
- 3
- - 22
  - 14
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dope House

33
- We Global
  DJ Khaled
- 29
- 4
- 12
- - 29
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We The Best/Terror Squad/eOne

34
- The Way I See It
  Raphael Saadiq
- 32
- 8
- 12
- - 32
  - 8
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Sony Music

35
- Brass Knuckles
  Nelly
- 44
- 2
- 12
- - 44
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Derrty/Universal/UMRG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

36
- A Long Time Coming
  Wayne Brady
- 33
- 20
- 12
- - 33
  - 20
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Peak/Concord

37
- Just Like You
  Keyshia Cole
- 24
- 1
- 63
- - 24
  - 1
  - 63

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Confidential/Imani/Geffen/IGA

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Week of December 20, 2008

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

I Am...Sasha Fierce

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Beyoncé, Rihanna & Taylor Swift Make Forbes‘ ’World's 100 Most Powerful Women' List

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

I Am...Sasha Fierce

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808s & Heartbreak

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Freedom

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Emeritus

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Theater Of The Mind

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Paper Trail

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Thr33 Ringz

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Evolver

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Soul

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Year Of The Gentleman

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Cadillac Records

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Fearless

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Tha Carter III

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Jennifer Hudson

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The Recession

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The Ball Street Journal

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Good Girl Gone Bad

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Something Else

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Gutta

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A Philly Soul Christmas (EP)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Sound

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Love's Crazy

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Classic Jaheim Vol. 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Renaissance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Here I Stand

Imprint/Promotion Label:

LAX

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Love & Life

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I'll Be Home For Christmas

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Thirsty

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The Promise

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Exclusive

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The Last Chair Violinist

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We Global

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The Way I See It

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Brass Knuckles

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Long Time Coming